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chelsea fans celebrate their team winning europe's champions league after beating manchester city 1—0 in an all—british final. it's the second time the london team has been crowned the best club in europe. over 16,000 supporters were allowed into the stadium in portugal to watch the match. demonstrations have taken place around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. many have called for the release of the belarussian journalist roman protasevich who was detained, along with his girlfriend. the plane he was flying on was forced to land in minsk last weekend. environment officials in sri lanka have warned the country is facing one of the worst ecological crises in its history following a naval container fire off the country's coast. thousands of military personnel have been deployed to clean up micro plastic pollution washed ashore since the fire last week. an 18—year—old man has been charged with conspiracy
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to murder over the shooting of the black lives matter activist sasha johnson in south london last week. she remains in hospital. 0ur correspondent tim muffett was in court. it's almost one week since sasha johnson was shot at a house party in peckham in south london. thank you all for coming today. the black lives matter activist remains in a critical condition in hospital. this morning 18—year—old cameron deriggs of bromley hill in lewisham appeared at westminster magistrates�* court. he's been charged with conspiracy to murder in relation to the shooting. several members of cameron deriggs�* family, including his parents, watched proceedings from the public gallery. an application for bail was rejected by district judge michael snow. deriggs is now due to appear at the old bailey on the 25th ofjune. four other men have also been arrested in relation to the incident but have been bailed until latejune. detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information in relation
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to the shooting, which took place in the early hours of last sunday morning, to contact police. tim muffett, bbc news, at westminster magistrates�* court. now on bbc news, clive myrie and adina campbell report on the global impact of george floyd's death. a warning that there are some images that some viewers may find distressing. chanting: what's his name? george floyd! what's his name? george floyd! nojustice, no peace. most of us can remember where we were when we first where we were when we first watch that video. the killing of george floyd by derek chauvin, the police officer that knelt down his neck for more than nine minutes. one year on we are going to take a look at the impact of what happened worldwide after global protests over the killing. we begin here in america,
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in missouri, st louis county where the main city has the highest level of civilian deaths at the hands of the police. what can be done to improve relations between officers and the public they serve? what happens when communities are under siege? for me to feel that even with my collar on that i have to be armed, is pretty depressing. under siege from violence, the bitter harvest of decades of neglect and poverty. but under siege too from those meant to defeat the violence, bad cops, poisoning public opinion.
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i see comments on facebook and things of that nature, you know, this is all police want to do is kill us. but i can things be turned around and public trust regained in the st. louis region the worst area in america for civilian deaths at the hands of the police? before george floyd, there was michael brown in the st louis suburb of ferguson. in 2014, the 18—year—old was shot six times after an altercation with a police officer. he was unarmed. hurtand angry, a community raged. you must disperse immediately, this is no longer a peaceful protest! supercharging a depressingly familiar debate about us policing.
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meet patrol officer britney richardson. a 12—year veteran who helped battle the rioters. so this is the neighbourhood where michael brown died? yeah. he has a memorial right there. pensive in the memory of danger. 0ne habit brings comfort. you pray every day? yeah. every day. i pray over my kids room before i leave, make sure that they are safe and they know they are loved. you worry that you just won't get home to them? i might not. all right, greater fairfax. elsewhere in st louis county the reverend darryl gray organises volunteers to distribute masks
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to protect against coronavirus in the local neighborhood. i'll take the bad part on the side. the man of god has a plan. i tell people i work hollow but i'm not stupid. the belief that god will do everything for us and we have to do nothing for ourselves, that's not faith, that's superstition. and that can get you killed. and that's why you carry the gun? and that's why i carry the gun, yeah. it's the violence of parts of this area born out of years of neglect and deprivation that for the police requires a tough response. police have told us very openly that when they go
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into a black community they are going to over—police because there is a fear. they are going to come and heavy, they will come in fast and they're going to get out fast. but you understand that? of course i do. it makes a lot of sense but police about to take some responsibility for a lack of trust. trust, a precious commodity between the community and police. slowly being rebuilt in the years after michael brown's death. commanderjason armstrong has led the ferguson police department for the last two years. i cannot guarantee or promise you that there is not to be a police shooting. what i can promise you is that working to handle that problem, that mistake the right way. we have a duty to report policy. if a member of this
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department sees an officer committing violation or even breaking the law that officer becomes a witness and has a duty to report it. and if they don't report it, the penalties, the repercussions for them are almost as significant as the individual that's committing the violation or the infraction. it is however a long journey easily derailed. and the death of george floyd has damaged attempts for police forces everywhere to repair it links with the people they serve. i think it set law enforcement back across this country. sometimes things are bad on video. this one was bad. and for all the progress that we had made since ferguson, it wiped it out like that. he was the first person i worked with that was shot and killed. he came back to his neighbourhood to make a difference and was murdered.
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there is a frustration. the public confidence in the police can be smashed in an instant despite some officers making the ultimate sacrifice. and the most recent death? this man. what happened ? he was responding to a call last year and was ambushed and killed. but studies show far more civilians are killed by the police then the other way around. as america marks the one—year anniversary of george floyd's death, can there be reconciliation? for reverend darrell grey, that would mean acknowledging we are all human beings whether or not we wear a badge. when i saw the verdict and i watched it and i saw the look on chauvin�*s face,
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i saw a human being. if we despise hatred, let us not become it. if we despise bigotry, let us not become bigots. we cannot become what we despise. american notions of freedom in a state apparatus that is supposed to act in the interest of all citizens comes of course from france. liberty, fraternity, ideas that underpin the us constitution. but the death of george floyd was a teachable moment the other way around. what could france learn from the tragedy? spring sunshine bathes a land ill at ease.
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beneath the tranquility swirls a tempest on race. all these people should be wearing masks due to covid, even outdoors, the fine 135 euros. but the police turn a blind eye. yet not too far away different tactics. two men who happen to be black are stopped and questioned for not wearing masks. 0ne bystander reassures and complies. but our presence angers the police. one of our team is told by a female officer to go bleep. this officer tells us we are not allowed to film but that's not true. angry, they disappear. it was hoped winds of change would blow when george floyd died. 12 months ago, so much
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seemed possible. tens of thousands marched here, joining millions in global protests. over a death that resonated, especially in black and arab communities of france where other men have died in police custody. yet a year later, more not fewer laws are being introduced that could insulate violent officers from prosecution. this man chronicles the french police brutality. he's punching him the face. two police officers. yes, yes. his footage of the violent he posts on instagram. but it's a risky business. in this video, his friend has been stopped by police and an officer sees him filming.
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a terrible indictment of modern france. there is no video of the last moments, he died in police custody in 2016. in reconstructions media organisations have tried to piece together what happened when the 24—year—old ran from police in a suburb north of paris after failing to show his identity card. but his sister says the evidence is clear, the police beat and killed him. despite a court ruling that her
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brother died of natural causes she retraces his final steps. that's where he was beaten, just in there? and down the street the police station where he was declared dead. if anyone can build a prosecution case against the police for police brutality, it's this man. a human rights lawyer he represents several people attacked by officers. should i be worried walking down streets at night because i'm black? i should be worried?
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the fact that this man, a music producer, is black, say his lawyers wasn't lost on the officers who beat him in his own recording studio. a security camera captured every punch and kick after he was stopped by police for not wearing a mask outside his front door. the video stunned france with president macon tweeting his disgust. and yet say critics faith placed in him on his election as president to tackle racism in france is ebbing away as he attempts to curry favour with voters on the right before elections next year.
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they see new security laws, including the arrest of anyone filming the police and maliciously making the images public as an attempt to cling onto power. it's often those who are black or arab in france who have no power and are 20 times more likely to be stopped by police than anyone who's white. the ministry of interior didn't want to comment on the issues raised in our report. but the police told us they are not races and point to increases in violent crime and drugs offences as proof of the difficult job they do. however, there is an acknowledgement about the deficit of trust between young people and the police. the generation for us actually is lost. we think we lost a generation. but we want to fight for the next generation of people. france simply cannot turn its back on any of its citizens.
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and president macron needs to fulfil his promise before taking office of making a new compact between the police and the public. failure to do so dooms notjust perhaps this generation but also the next. what lessons were learned after the death of george floyd? here in france but perhaps in america's closest ally, britain. the black lives matter movement seem to find common cause. adina campbell reports from warwickshire in central england. everyone here today can make a difference whether you have privilege or you don't. worlds apart from where george floyd was murdered in minneapolis. i thought about 20 people in a shot never 700 so... this community like many others
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took to the street last summer. united, calling for change. it's ourjob to make this doesn't happen again. cheyenne williams organised the protest. she was 17 at the time. i hadn't seen that many people come together for one cause. when you grown up in a place where you thought people didn't really like you, it can be quite isolating. especially being a young black woman. you don't see a lot of people who look like you. it's a lot of stares, sometimes negative comments. you find yourself feeling like an outsider. i have been a victim of racism all my life. i've been spat on, racially abused in the streets. bullied in school, i had an incident where someone threw dirt on me. those things made me stronger and gave me the power to speak up about black lives matter.
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no peace, nojustice! hundreds of thousands of people in the uk chuck pat did not hundreds of thousands of people in the uk took part in antiracism marches in the aftermath of george floyd murder. less than 2% of police officers in the uk are black. a disproportionate representation of britain today. as a young black man, i was stopped and searched. i know the struggles and difficulties. it's helpful for the community to see police officers that obviously look and sound like them. and to acknowledge what the community are saying, they are the ones that actually be measuring our progress and not the other way around. the gravity of george floyd murder has caused some people to take an unexpected different career path. watch the entire video from start to finish. i wept, i shook and it kind of change my life.
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after nicholas bailey is now in academic and university lecturer. i began to think well "how can i help black people, "mixed heritage people? " how do i reflect on my own experiences of systemic and institutional racism in corporations and everything else that i suffered personally? and how do i make that work and become something positive? so i started to segue into equality, diversity and inclusion and i'm now studying that area to see how leadership can be more equitable. in coventry campaigners have been reflecting on the last 12 months. the only way we can progress is by generating these conversations. yeah, they've been going on for a long time, the conversations are changing. before it was just racism is bad because it is i hate black people. but now it's, were beginning to understand that racism is a system and there's levels to it.
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it begins as small as a micro aggressions and buyers and now white people are becoming more aware of biases. things i cannot shorten your name, it's too hard to pronounce? the reason we're here in the first place is because people are either an educated or wrongly educated. so we can't progress without education. and that is happening. yeah, i would like to think that when i'm older we won't be having the same conversation. are we in a better place a year on? i'm hoping that people have taken a look at the last year and seen what people can do in terms of coming together. different races and solidarity around something so horrific. when i try to talk about these things to other white - people my age they say i can't
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berate did because i'm - a good person. and they fail to see that - nuance not being something that made be what you're doing or that you choose - made be what you're doing or that you choose to do. l but there are things that - you do because of the society that we live in that - discriminate against black people because of an assumption and biases that you have. - i think people are unwilling | to have those conversations because they don't want to look at themselves as bad people. . the kind of naive and sensitive nature, the way we talk about race is the reason why every ten to 15 years we get a pushback from the natives, white people getting a bit, feeling like actually they don't have the space to be able to speak openly. cancel culture means that people are scared. they are scared to have those conversations. in case they say something wrong. i've had white people asked me if it's ok to refer to me is black. that's how scared they
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are of using the wrong word because i genuinely want to become really not part because they genuinely want to become part of the conversation. if we haven't got space to be wrong, if we haven't got space to talk openly then we don't change as a society. we just end up in silos. and that pushes dangerous thoughts and dangerous people further and further underground. say his name! george floyd! the protest have been many. a movement reignited. but what next? this is a marathon, not a sprint. you can't turn culture around, it's a huge shift, it takes a while to turn. i think we have to commit, i think we have to take individual responsibility.
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we really need these young people, all these different backgrounds to come in and shape the type of police service our community deserve and need. and bring their perspective, bring their culture to the organisation. i believe that we are on our way to an equal society. - it is giong to take a lot - of work and it takes activists like myself to continue leading the way to equality. _ i always say if you're l uncomfortable hearing about racism, imagine how uncomfortable people - are who are experiencing it. it's an uncomfortable topic it's usually the most - uncomfortable conversations are the ones worth having. l of course it wasn'tjust in britain, america and france where the debate over police brutality rage after the death of george floyd. from canada to australia, south africa to germany, there was a very public reckoning about how those who were charged with protecting us all as opposed to behave. a reckoning long overdue.
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hello, there. many places saw some warm sunshine on saturday. but we did have a bit more cloud across northern and western areas. but through sunday and into bank holiday monday we should see more in the way of sunshine around. so it will feel warmer across the board. high pressure is dominating this scene but the orientation, where sitting is allowing a little bit of cloud and mist rolling off the north sea. that will affect northern and eastern coast at times. but it will tend to burn back to the coast through the day. the odd isolated shower could develop here and there. we could see a little bit of high cloud across southern britain into the afternoon. but it's the low cloud and mist affecting the northern isles, perhaps down in towards
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northeast england, across coastal east anglia which could affect the temperatures close to the coast around mid teens celsius. but you have to head further in land to see those values reach around the low 20 celsius with a good deal of sunshine around. you can see the odd shower dotted across parts of scotland and northern ireland. these will fade away during sunday night and then we will see that low cloud and mist roll back into some eastern areas perhaps even toward southeast england the further west you are the skies will tend to stay clear. very little changed to the pressure pattern as we head into bank holiday monday. this weather front is kept out at bay, high pressure towards the northeast. could start quite grey and cool across and east and south eastern areas. again the sunshine will get going on that cloud, burning it back to the coast. could see a little bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up again in land. otherwise we should see more sunshine around and it will be a little bit warmer. temperatures reaching around 23 may be 2a or 25 celsius in the warmest spot. for tuesday i think this is the peak of this warm spell.
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it will be a dry and sunny day for most. a bit of fair weather cloud just building up to the day. i think we could see temperatures reach around 25 maybe even 26 degrees in the warmer spots. a little bit warmer as well across the north sea coast as we pick up more of a southerly breeze on tuesday. but then we will start to see a change from wednesday onward we could be looking at this area of low pressure moving up bringing a line of showers and thunderstorms. particularly across southern and western areas. it will also introduce something slightly cooler and fresher as we move towards the end of the week. that will be most noticeable across more northern and western areas. that's it. see you later. while
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